Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-19
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THE NEWS
Mr.. Blaine left Fort Gibson last night
for Chicago.
John Roche, recently elected mayor OF
Chicago, took the oath Of office yester-
day.
The annual encampment Of the Iowa
@. A. r. posts meets at Dubuque to-day
continuing three days.
The telegraph cable repairing steamer
Volta fonndered off the island Mycornes
in the Greeian archipelago. A portion
Of the Grew were drowned.
Hon.A.J.W Weaver ex-congressman from
Nebraska. died at his home in Fall City
at s O'Clock last evening. Pneumonia
and inflammation OF the brain were the
causes.
The east bound movement OF -four,
grain and provisions from Chicago last
week shows a.fallipg off of ID, 23A tons,
as compared with the previous week.
The total Wal 3O.147 tons.
About fifty dealers in oleomargarine
appeared by attorney in the court OF
general session at New York yesterday
pleaded guilty of violating the laws
and we're fined from $50 to 500 each.
Later dispatches confirm the report
that q steamer has been wrecked off
Bonfacio, Corsica. The nam of the
vessel is the Lavania. OF $50 pessen-
gers which she carried fifty have been
saved.
There was rain and snow in St. Louis
yesterday. Dispatches from numerous
places state that rain has fallen general
IL IN Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Indian
territory, central and south Illinois, aad
in q large part OF Texas.
The stoYe moulders' strike which
started in ST. Louis has reached the
Pittsburg district. and ell the moulders
in Pittsburg and surrounding towns are
idle. Stove mouiders in Cincinnati,
Louisville and Cleveland also went ont.
About 5000 Chicago carpenters re-
turned to work yesterday morning on
the basis Of eight hours and IS cent per
hour. All the employers appear willing
to Engage men on these terms, provided
the men applying are skilled workmen,
Patrick Egan,deputy recorder OF votes
at st. Louis, who was convicted of com
hitting election frauds by falsely regis
tering the names OF voters last Novem-
Der. was sentenced IN the United States
court yesterday to two yeara 10 the pen
itentiary
The pope has decided the question Of
the knights Of labor in favor OF tina
organization. This decision will stanG
90 long as the present method pursued
in fnftherinR their aims prevails. The
document of Cardinal Gibbons has beer
Endorsed,
Company F.. Eleventh infantry
stationed at Fort Sully. relieved orders
Sunday to proceed at once to Winnebags
and Grow Greek reservations and drive
the settlers from those lands. The
company, under command OF Capt
Myer, left Fort Sully Sunday for Grow
Greek.
The civil service commission, com.
posed of Hon. Chas. Lyman, Of Washing
ton, D. @, Postmaster Keerl and De.
putiss Noyles:and Kaerl assembled to
day at Mason City Iowa, to conduc
the examination OF oil applicants. There
was fifteen. among them q number o
young ladies'.
Al z o'clock yesterday incoming it be.
gan showing hard in New York city ant
at 9o'ciock about ~ inches OF snos
was on the ground. 1t then turned int
a sleet storm, and at 10 O'Clock the snov
was covered with . crust OF ice. Report
from the interior Of the state show tina
the storm Was general in the eastern po
tion.
The steamer Benefactor, from Viii
mington, which arrived yesterday q
New York, reports that April 16, of
Cape Hatterns. picking up . yawl boa
containing Capt. Henderson and fou
men, being part Of the crew OF th'
schooner George s. Marts, from .Balti
more for Charleston. she having beef
from some unkaown cause blown up ami
took fire ct 8 o'clock that morning, kill
ing the first mate, Mr.. Mite, and ont